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The Acquisition of a Plastid by Haptophytes, Cryptophytes, and Photosynthetic Heterokonts
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Red algae and green plants are known to have obtained their photosynthetic organelles, or plastids, through the endosymbiotic adoption of cyanobacteria. It is still widely debated as to how other eukaryotic alga such as ...
PROGRAM EVALUATION OF READING PLUS : STUDY OF THE IMPACT ON READING ACHIEVEMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2014)
The Superintendent of Moore County Schools requested a program evaluation to support the use of the Reading Plus program for reading intervention. The schools or administrators across the system had chosen a variety of ...
The Relationship Between Micro-Counseling Skills and Clinical Attendance
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Project Working Recovery (PWR) was a clinic that operated at East Carolina University in the Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies Department from April 2008 until June 2009. Intake procedures were followed and clients who ...
The Effects of Crude Oil and Chemical Dispersant Exposure on Danio rerio (zebrafish) Embryonic Development
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Crude oil has been shown to cause defects in cardiovascular development in a variety of teleost species. We used the zebrafish, Danio rerio as a model to test the effects of oil and dispersant on cardiac development and ...
Spatial Ecology and Seasonal Habitat Use of the King Rail (Rallus elegans) along the Atlantic Coast
(East Carolina University, 2014)
TThe King Rail (Rallus elegans) continues to experience population declines throughout its range. Due to its secretive nature and occupancy of densely vegetated marshes, little is known about the behavior and ecology of ...
Spatial and Temporal Evaluation of Dune, Beach and Nearshore Bar Interactions : Cape Cod, MA
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Coastal features and processes interact with each other, producing complex patterns of shoreline changes in different beach segments. Coastal dune systems have been studied in detail, looking at their evolution through ...
The False Dichotomy: Jamaican Maroons as Resistance Fighters and Colonial Enforcers
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-03)
Over the course of the eighteenth century, the maroons of Jamaica developed an independent identity that was separate both from the slave community from which they originated and from the colonial community. The maroons ...
CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of HAS2 in rat chondrosarcoma chondrocytes demonstrates the requirement of hyaluronan for aggrecan retention
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)
Hyaluronan (HA) plays an essential role in cartilage where it functions to retain aggrecan. Previous studies suggested that aggrecan is anchored indirectly to the plasma membrane of chondrocytes via its binding to ...
TEACHER FACTORS RELATED TO ACCEPTABILITY AND ADOPTION OF GROUP CONTINGENCY INTERVENTIONS FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)
Disruptive behavior is a frequent problem in many American classrooms, especially in schools with large populations of low income students. Nevertheless, many teachers do not use evidence based behavior management strategies. ...
Toxic Effects of Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Development of Caenorhabditits Elegans
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)
Chlorpyrifos is a commonly utilized organophosphate pesticide, and as recently as 2007, was the most commonly used insecticide within the United States. Its ubiquity is concerning given its potential to cause developmental ...